Thomas Busch will show us how to set up a local DNS server. He writes:
Learn how to build and manage a reliable local DNS infrastructure using synchronized AdGuard Home instances. This session will cover practical deployment methods, configuration examples, and best practices for maintaining a private, secure DNS environment.
A number of KWLUG members will show off some cool tools:
We are continuing the dinner meetup tradition at Ethel's Lounge in Uptown Waterloo, starting at 7pm. Note that this restaurant meeting is on a Wednesday.
This is a supplementary informal meeting; we will still hold hybrid meetings for technical topics.
The restaurant is located at 114 King Street North in Waterloo, at the corner of King and Young St East. Here is a map.
Khalid Baheyeldin will follow up on his November 2024 presentation on internal climate monitoring with a presentation on using Home Assistant to monitor weather conditions outside his house, such as lightning strikes and thunderstorm distances.
Lori Paniak will discuss the WatGPU project, which clusters GPUs together for research computation purposes.
Sam Zhang will discuss Open WebUI, a user-friendly AI interface, focusing on using the API for online use, and its unique functionalities.
We are continuing the dinner meetup tradition at Kentucky BBQ in uptown Waterloo, starting at 7pm. Note that this restaurant meeting is on a Monday.
This is a supplementary informal meeting; we will still hold hybrid meetings for technical topics.
The restaurant is located at 103 King Street North in Waterloo, at the corner of King and Young St East. Here is a map.
Spencer Hughes explains why and how to use infrastructure as code tools in your homelab. Colin_ gives us a tour of high-availability on the virtualization platform Proxmox. See https://kwlug.org/node/1395 for additional information, slides and other auxiliary materials. Note that this audio has had silences clipped.
Mikalai Birukou will give us an update on his platform PrivacySafe.
Sam Zhang compares video download tools, with an emphasis on yt-dlp. Gord Dey discusses relaying radio signals using the MQTT server Mosquitto. See kwlug.org/node/1389 for additional information, slides and other auxiliary materials. Note that this audio has had silences clipped.
We are continuing the dinner meetup tradition at Crabby Joe's in downtown Kitchener, starting at 7pm. Note that this restaurant meeting is on a Wednesday.
This is a supplementary informal meeting; we will still hold hybrid meetings for technical topics.
The restaurant is located at 70 King St E in Kitchener, at the corner of King and Frederick St. Here is a map.
Colin_ will discuss the virtualization platform Proxmox. He writes:
In this demonstration, I'll show how to set up a Proxmox cluster with High Availability using a stack of older Mac Minis, a Raspberry Pi, and a network switch. The presentation will highlight Proxmox's simplicity and reliability in a simulated home network environment, providing insights into its practical applications and benefits.
